Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Cedric Johnson at No. 109 is 77 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They have staked the next five years on Bo Nix, which is the only story that really matters here.

For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.